President Volodymyr Zelensky used his Ukrainian Statehood Day address to outline his vision for the country’s future, saying that Kyiv’s ultimate objective is not simply weakening Russia, but securing a lasting peace and a Ukraine fully integrated into Europe.“Our main goal is not Russia without gasoline, but Ukraine without Russia, Ukraine without war, Ukraine with Europe, and Ukraine and Europe without the Moscow threat,” Zelensky said on Wednesday, during celebrations marking Ukrainian Statehood Day and the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The president said Ukraine’s thousand-year history demonstrates its resilience and determination to remain free and independent, stressing that the country is focused not only on preserving its past but on building a secure future.“We are proud that throughout the full-scale war, the world has seen Ukraine’s thousand-year character. We are not focused only on the history that was. We are building the history of the Ukraine that will be – a capable state with independence that is guaranteed.”Highlighting advances in Ukraine’s defense industry, Zelensky announced that Ukraine and its European partners have launched the FREYJA project to develop a joint anti-ballistic missile shield.“We will do everything possible to build a European anti-ballistic missile shield by bringing together the continent’s capabilities, so that dictators cannot dictate how free Europeans should live, and the lives of people in Ukraine and across Europe no longer depend on whether Putin and his regime launch ballistic missiles,” he added.